Faculty Development Research Grants

The Faculty Development Committee of AMEE is interested in promoting research in faculty development. With a budget of £2000 (no facilities and administration fee), the committee anticipates funding one grant in the coming year. The committee will exclude program development and evaluation proposals.

The AMEE Faculty Development Research Grants are only open to current paid AMEE Individual and Student Members.

Pre-Proposal

The deadline applications for the 2018 Awards has now passed.

Information requested on the pre-proposal application form includes:

Principal and associate investigators, institutions, addresses, areas of research expertise

Brief CV for principal and associate investigators, as applicable (not to exceed more than one half page per author and to include degree(s), positions, and relevant publications to the proposal being considered)

Tips

Review the Selection Criteria for grants

Review “tips” for each section below

Detailed proposal (2500 word limit)

Background (Problem statement/Topic/Issues of concern and relevance)

To what extent is there a scientific problem that is addressed in the research?

To what extent does the research add to our current knowledge in the field?

How does it add to the discourse in the scientific field?

Is the knowledge gained by the research locally relevant only or is it useful for the wider scientific community?

Theoretical or conceptual framework

Is it either a project aimed at testing newly developed theories, re-testing established theories or aimed at developing new theories?

Appropriate review of relevant research literature and theoretical or conceptual frameworks?

Hypothesis/research questions

Is there a clearly defined and researchable research question(s) and/or hypothesis?

Study methods/research design

Are the data collection and analysis methodology demonstrable the ones most suited to answer the research questions?

Is it safe to assume that the project will be finished on time and within budget?

Selection Criteria and Review Process

The grant review will entail two levels. For first level review, the committee will decide whether the pre-proposal is suitable or not suitable for funding through AMEE. Second level review will entail reviewing invited full proposals, prioritizing the proposals, based on the criteria below. Feedback will only be provided to author(s) who are invited to submit a full proposal.

Proposals will be assessed on the basis of:

Theoretical importance

Innovative

Clear problem statement (how the problem will be addressed), and research question

Rigor of methodological approach

Practical and theoretical significance

Publishable (i.e. to what extent will the outcomes of the project result in a publishable report in a peer reviewed scientific journal?)

Ethical value (please outline the ethical consent requirements and process of the study context, and how the team will address these)

Feasibility on 1 year time frame for completion

Project team has demonstrated sufficient expertise/relevant research (i.e. expertise of the team in the area of investigation and appropriate disciplines of the research team). Priority will be given to the following: a) team of both new and established researchers and b) research team from multiple countries (as appropriate for the research questions)

Realistic plan for results (to include required presentation at AMEE meeting and likelihood of publishing findings in medical education literature)

Style of writing and clarity of the proposal

Funding decisions are planned to be announced in early June 2018. Successful applicants will be invited to present the results of their study at the AMEE Conference (within 3 years of receipt of funding). Free registration will be offered to the named present but will be expected to fund their own travel and accommodation costs.

Use of funds

The grants are intended to augment support for projects of up to £2,000 (no facilities and administration fee) funding may be used for expenses incurred in the course of conducting research such as standardised patient fees, incentives for study participants, transcription fees, salary support for a research assistant and meetings of the research group. It cannot be used to provide salary support, computer or other equipment, travel (other than meetings of the research group), or institutional overhead costs.

How to apply

The deadline for pre-proposal applications: 1 December 2018

Deadline Dates

October 2018: Call for pre-proposal submissions1 December 2018: Closing Date for pre-proposal submissionsJanuary 2019: Submitters notified of decision and if successful will be requested to complete a full proposal1 March 2019: Closing date for full proposal applicationsJune 2019: Full proposal submitters informed of results of review processJune 2020: Research reports to be submittedAugust/September 2022: Paper to be presented at AMEE conference within 3 years of receipt of funding